Miscellaneous FAQs
How busy is the cluster:
One way to get a sense of this is from the Ganglia link.
Sometimes my screen becomes confused and out of sync, how do I clear it:
Type clear at the prompt.
> clear
I sometimes have trouble downloading large files from the cluster to my portable storage device. Why is that?
Check to see what the filesystem type is on the device. If it is FAT16 or FAT32 you will experience file size limitations due to that format. Reformat the device to allow larger sized files. For example under Window chose choose NTFS as the format option. This will allow files larger than 2gig.
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Programs such as Matlab and others that check out FlexLM based network concurrent licenses can not be used directly over the Internet, as you can while on campus. IP filtering limits license check-outs to the Tufts network domain. You may use the Tufts VPN solution to obtain check-outs. Use your Tufts UTLN for the Username and your Tufts Windows Domain password for the PasswordTufts password.